06/01/12 Hey Guys If you read my last blog post, you will know that today was a big day for me. It was the first MCofS British Team Event I have run and was the official beginning as such of my becoming the new Team Coach in Scotland. I am basically filling the exceedingly large boots (metaphorically speaking of course) of Mr McGeek. Today felt like kind of a test really, in theory this is something I should be able to handle, but despite this I was still nervous. Rory climbing up the wall @ the TCA I was working alongside... Continue reading

Hey Guys I know what a bad title... well its half one and my brain is mush so don't be too hard on me : ) If you read my last post from just after Christmas you will know that I, like most others, have had a bit of a rude awakening coming back after the holidays. To be frank, I felt like I was dragging a sac of tatties every-time I pulled of the ground. Its funny just how quickly this can all change though. Only a week later and I'm back to my previous best, hitting out 1-4-7 on... Continue reading

Christmas is by far my favourite time of the year. I have a fairly big family in Edinburgh (mothers side) and we always have a big get together at Christmas, with lots of the usual eating, drinking, present opening/giving plus extra eating and drinking. This year however was a bit different however. A part of my family that lives in Nassau (Bahamas) were coming over to spend the holidays in Scotland. This being the case, we all decided to rent a big house in the borders and spend Christmas down there together (a big family needs a big house). We had... Continue reading

Hey Guys I haven't had any real reason to blog the last few weeks, however, last week I attended the TCA Inaugural bouldering competition, an event I had been looking forward to going to since I first heard about it. Since the TCA opened, I have been through at least once a week (after returning from Kalymnos). The centre is absolutely awesome and I've been enjoying climbing all the quality steep lines the centre offers. The general style of setting at TCA is different to our EICA setters which provides a unique selling point towards my interest in a training venue.... Continue reading

Angus Davidson is one of the UK's top youth climbers. He has been 1st place in the last two British Championships, placed consistently top 10 in U12 International events over the last year and is looking forward to his first year at internationals in the Youth B category in 2012. He has also just won a very prestigious sporting award - The OCS Sports Aid Young Star Award. For those that don't know, the award is for up and coming athletes that show amazing talent, dedication and success in their chosen sport. The award isn't only an honour for the athletes,... Continue reading

Hey guys I have finally returned from Kalymnos (Greece) and am back in the motherland of haggis, fish suppers and indoor climbing : P So for those not friends with me on Facebook/Twitter, I missed my flight from Schipol (Amsterdam) airport to Glasgow... What a dunce! I decided that 13 hours in an airport would be better spent watching films than sleeping as I was paranoid about missing my flight... Turns out that a few hours sleep in a 48 hour period isn't that good for you and drowsiness and a chance of uncontrollably falling asleep are side-effects... Who knew? Long... Continue reading

Hey Guys So I've only got a few days of climbing left before I return to the UK. I can't say I'm not looking forward to coming home - I'll be seeing all my family and friends again as well as checking out the awesome new TCA wall in Glasgow : P. Climbing the last week has been pretty hilarious. I've been spending my time mostly at a sector called Kalydna. Here there is a heavier concentration of high f8 routes compared with other sectors and since I've exhausted most of the other areas, it makes sense to come here. The... Continue reading

Hey guys I'm still out here in Kalymnos, now enjoying climbing for myself as opposed to coaching. Don't get me wrong, I love coaching, but its also good to have a lie in in the morning and head up to the crag with no pressures or responsibilities (other than project pressure of course). If you read my last blog post, I mentioned that I had tried a route called "Nadir" on the first day of the trip. Well, I hadn't been back since then and because my draws where in it still as well as being one of the last remaining... Continue reading

Hey Guys! I haven't updated the blog since arriving for a a few reasons: 1) I've been so busy working! 2) I've been having too much fun : P It was am epic adventure first of all to actually get to Kalymnos. My flights where delayed by two days meaning an extra wee while at home waiting around. When my flights scheduled for departure finally came through, I had to make three connecting flights just to get to Kos (from which I had to take two taxis and a ferry to reach my final destination). I then spent the good part... Continue reading

A bit late in writing a report on it as nearly every other UK climbing website has done so already, but I thought I'd report a bit on my experiences from both a competitor, coach and spectator. I've been competing for quite a number of years now and in the past have found great satisfaction from it. I must admit that over the last two years I haven't been focussed for competing and have been swaying towards sport climbing outdoors more and more. l train indoors a lot, but it's with the lingering thoughts of rock that motivates me. I guess it's... Continue reading